Connexus Energy Awards Smart-Grid Contract to Honeywell
Posted on Nov 4, 2016 in Energy Savings Programs, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Technology | Comments Off on Connexus Energy Awards Smart-Grid Contract to Honeywell
Connexus Energy of Minnesota (Connexus) has awarded a smart-grid contract worth $15 million to Honeywell. The project will provide Connexus members with remote electricity reading. The project will require replacement of approximately 138,000 electric meters with Honeywell’s new “EnergyAxis” meters equipped with its “SynergyNet” mesh networking software. The new meters will transmit...
Wolverine Begins Construction of One of Michigan’s Largest Solar Arrays
Posted on Sep 29, 2016 in Climate Change, Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Regulation & Policy, Reliability, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Wolverine Begins Construction of One of Michigan’s Largest Solar Arrays
Spartan Renewable Energy, a member-owner of Wolverine Power Cooperative (Wolverine), today announced that it will soon begin construction of a 1.2 megawatt solar array in Cadillac, Michigan. Wolverine will purchase 100 percent of the power output from the project. While this is Wolverine’s first foray into solar generation, Wolverine already has a substantial renewable portfolio...
D.C. Circuit Hears Challenge to Clean Power Plan
Posted on Sep 28, 2016 in Climate Change, Corporate Governance, Derivative Suits, Economic Downturn, Energy Savings Programs, Environmental, Financing, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Land Use, Legislative & Politics, Litigation, Mergers/Acquisitions, Patronage Capital, Permitting, Project Development, Rates, Regulation & Policy, Reliability, Renewable Energy, Tax, Technology | Comments Off on D.C. Circuit Hears Challenge to Clean Power Plan
Ten D.C. Circuit judges heard argument regarding the EPA’s authority to enact the Clean Power Plan and the rule’s constitutionality. All active judges on the D.C. Circuit, with the exception of Merrick Garland, heard arguments from state government, power industry groups, the federal government and environmental groups.
Coop Members are Going Wireless
Posted on Sep 13, 2016 in Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on Coop Members are Going Wireless
Wireless technologies are providing coops with new opportunities to help members manage costs.
Dairyland Power Begins Construction of New Solar Project
Posted on Sep 8, 2016 in Climate Change, Energy Savings Programs, Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Dairyland Power Begins Construction of New Solar Project
Dairyland Power Cooperative (Dairyland Power) recently broke ground on what will become one of Wisconsin’s largest solar projects. The project, which is located in Medford, Wisconsin, will generate approximately 2.5 MW of electricity—enough to power around 450 homes. Once completed, it will include an array of 2,992 solar panels covering 11 acres of land. The project is one of many...
Virginia Announces First Community Solar Project
Posted on Aug 30, 2016 in Environmental, Innovation/Efficiency, Project Development, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Virginia Announces First Community Solar Project
BARC Electric has developed the first community solar project in Virginia. The facility in Rockbridge, Virginia will benefit the member-owners who reside in the counties of Rockbridge, Bath, Highland, Augusta and Alleghany.
Coops Offer Net Metering Alternatives
Posted on Aug 26, 2016 in Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Coops Offer Net Metering Alternatives
Michigan’s Cherryland Electric Cooperative and its supplier, Wolverine Power Cooperative, have developed a plan that would allow customers to choose between three options for participating in solar generation—a community solar subscription, a “buy all, sell all” option, which would allow solar owners to sell all power they generate back to their provider and then buy all their...
Iowa Coop Doubles as Solar Installer
Posted on Aug 26, 2016 in Innovation/Efficiency, Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Iowa Coop Doubles as Solar Installer
Western Iowa Power Cooperative (WIPCO) has embraced growing interest in customer-owned solar and has begun installing solar systems—for both its customers and other utilities. WIPCO installed its first system in 2014 and has installed 952 kilowatts to date.
Rural Electric Cooperative Empowered by Data Efficiency
Posted on Aug 24, 2016 in Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on Rural Electric Cooperative Empowered by Data Efficiency
Meade County Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation has leveraged leading utility management technology to cut costs and save time.
Cooperatives Financing Efficiency Upgrades through Opt-in Tariffs
Posted on Aug 19, 2016 in Energy Savings Programs, Grid & Infrastructure, Innovation/Efficiency, Rates | Comments Off on Cooperatives Financing Efficiency Upgrades through Opt-in Tariffs
Smaller, rural cooperatives have been experimenting with a model that gets around a customer’s inability or unwillingness to take on debt or invest in energy efficiency upgrades through offering a voluntary on-bill tariff. Cooperatives have been able to lead this innovation because shareholder interests and customer interests are aligned. Put simply, the customer chooses the upgrades...
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